Exports offine aromatic cocoa from Peruhave been growing at an annual rate of22.5%, according to Jose Iturrios of AllianceCacaoPeru.
Newopportunities in theinternational market forfine aromatic cocoainvolvediversifyingproductsupplier countries, andPeruaims to becomeone ofthe leading producers ofthis sector, butmustkeep upthecompetitive standardsandqualityin production,said JoséIturrios, national director of the AllianceCacaoPeru. Continue reading Peru aspires to join the select cocoa market→
While at the SCAA trade show recently, we sampled some exquisite chocolate from Theo Chocolate. While reading and translating news from Peru, I came across an article that talks about Theo Chocolate & their award winning chocolate made with Peruvian cocoa.
This year they won two more awards – Best New Product & Peoples Choice. What’s even more interesting is what I found out about the company…
Two of the things that we’ve always wanted to import are cocoa (cacao) & chocolate products such as nibs, and raw cocoa pasta. We have met many smaller and medium sized producers, and visited farms and seen the whole process from picking the beans, fermentation, drying, roasting, cleaning, mixing and finally to adding ingredients to form something marvelous to the tongue…
Ever wondered about where that yummy chocolate came from? As we move into the holiday season, we’ll be eating more treats, and some will be made of that delicious substance that we all love – Chocolate…Here’s 8 things that you never knew about it…
